Idea Bank: Education & Facilities

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In contrast with problem sets and exams, a potential method for assessment in the future could be asking students to demonstrate what they have learned by creating content for an online learning platform. This content could then be assessed by seeing...

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MIT already funds graduate education for many students via research partnerships. This is an extension of that concept outside the field of research and can be applied to any stage of a collegiate education.

I studied mechanical engineering at...

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MITx and EDx will change the need for physical space. Presumably, we will need less of it and will use what we have differently. I propose taking a forward look at what could be a new physical footprint for MIT by identifying those buildings that...

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Submitted on behalf of Administrative Council, Table Discussion from April 30 event
Brainstorm question - What are the implications for MIT’s physical spaces, including classrooms, research laboratories, residential and common spaces?

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Submitted on behalf of Administrative Council, Discussion Table 7
Brainstorm question: What are the implications for MIT’s physical spaces, including classrooms, research laboratories, residential and common spaces?

-every space needs to...

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Submitted on behalf of Administrative Council, Discussion Table 20
Brainstorm question - What costs does MIT guarantee and what do we cut when faced with hard choices?

What core should MIT keep?
Keep on campus experience; living...

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Submitted on behalf of Administrative Council, Discussion Table 18
Brainstorm question - What costs does MIT guarantee and what do we cut when faced with hard choices?

Re-focus classroom space from facilities from rooms to lecture (...

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In the real world, software engineers interact with other types of engineers every day. At a recent panel Apple had on campus, a lot of employees who studied Course 2 at MIT mentioned that they work with software people all the time.

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Personal contact between student and teacher was a critical component of my education at MIT. The ability for a teacher to get to know you as a person is also critical for subsequent networking pertaining to subjects such as job opportunities or...

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For many MIT-bound high school students, the last year of high school is a waste of time. In addition, many students come in with AP credit for a semester's or year's worth of calculus, physics, biology, and/or chemistry. Perhaps MIT could accept...

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